Year 7-9 Summer Exam Prep

Memrise: www.memrise.com/course/460627/ocr-gcse-computing-a451/

1) Spend 15 minutes on this: https://tomntech.co.uk/webapp/#/

2) Click on the flashcards to revise some key terms, you can then carry on revising using Learn, Spell or Test. Or you can play the Match or Gravity games to test your skills: https://quizlet.com/66412904/gcse-computing-hardware-flash-cards/ 

Extension: https://quizlet.com/39578156/computer-system-fundamentals-gcse-computing-unit-1-flash-cards/
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https://quizlet.com/136520922/programming-key-terms-gcse-computer-science-flash-cards/


The following pages should be used based on your revision checklist in your book:

Interactive content to revise and test yourself: www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z34k7ty

Tutorial videos: tinyurl.com/OCRCompTheoryVideos 

Computing theory: BBC Bitesize

Youtube Channels: Craig N Dave
Computerphile

Binary game: Binary Game

Year 10 GCSE Computing Revision

Revision Topics Year 10
Computer Systems
Networks
  1. P2P vs Client Server
  2. LAN vs WAN
  3. Topologies
  4. The Internet and the WWW
  5. Network Security
Data representation
  1. Units of storage-b,B,KB,MB,GB,TB,PB
  2. Binary, Hex, Binary Addition
  3. Sound-Representation, compression, sampling
 
Memory-ROM, RAM, Cache, Virtual Memory Computer Systems
  1. Embedded Systems
  2. Memory-RAM, ROM, Virtual memory, Cache
  3. Input and Output Devices incl Assistive Technology
  4. Secondary Storage-Types, Characteristics (Speed, Capacity, Reliability, Cost) Uses
  5. CPU
  6. Ethical, Legal-Data Protection, Computer Misuse, Copyright Act, Environmental, Technology and Stakeholders
 
Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming
Data representation
  1. Units of storage-b,B,KB,MB,GB,TB,PB
  2. Binary, Hex, Binary Addition
  3. Sound-Representation, compression, sampling
  4. Logic Gates
Programming
  1. Algorithms-Pseudocode and Flowcharts
  2. Searching and Sorting Algorithms
  3. Data Types
  4. Constants and Variables
  5. Data Structures-Variables, Arrays, 2D Arrays
  6. Translators, High and Low Level Languages
  7. IDEs
  8. Instructions-Operator Code and Operands
Software
  1. Operating Systems
  2. Utility Software
  3. System Security
 

Please use:
Your exercise book
Blue OCR GCSE Computer Science 9-1 revision guide
https://www.cambridgegcsecomputing.org/register-as-a-learner
BBC Bitesize
Youtube: OCR GCSE Computing Course
www.greenwichfreeschool.co.uk/exams-centre
 
 
Revision Activities:
Basic: Create gap fills
Intermediate: Plausible Multiple Choice Questions
Intermediate: Flashcards –Q’s on one side, answers on the other
Advanced/Extension: Write your own exam questions and mark schemes







Practise questions